Officialdom: From village head to provincial party secretary

I saw that the whole town was full of people gathered outside.

At first glance, there's no end in sight.

These people either brought their families with them or carried luggage in their hands. They stood at the gate of the town and shouted loudly inside.

This scene caught the eyes of Zhao Limin.

It was Ye Xinran, whose expression looked particularly ugly.

It rained heavily last night, so it’s understandable that the town government didn’t help with the rescue.

Now the town gate has even been closed.

The affected people were not allowed to enter the town.

"Want to go into town? Sure, five dollars a head. If you don't have money, get out of here."

Behind the gate at the entrance of the town, there were more than twenty hooligans standing there, holding weapons in their hands and shouting at the refugees outside the gate.

"Why? We have lost our home, why won't you let us in? Are you going to let us live?"

"You're right. Black Soil Town is not owned by you. Why don't you let us in?"

"Where's the mayor? We want to see the mayor..."

As soon as the thugs started to speak, the refugees outside the door started to clamor even more.

Moreover, each one shouted louder than the other.

"Puff!"

"Pengpeng..."

"Ah...ah..."

The group of thugs didn't waste any time and directly opened the iron gate. A dozen of them grabbed iron bars and smashed them at the shouting refugees.

Suddenly, the refugees were beaten with blood all over their heads, shouting and retreating continuously.

"Why can't you come in? Just because of this? Is it enough?"

The leading thug, with a ferocious face, opened his mouth and roared loudly.

"me……"

The refugees were all terrified.

They are just a group of poor people.

They just want to fill their stomachs and live a good life.

Now the home is gone.

The flood destroyed everything and they just wanted to find a place to stay.

That's it.

But now?

They also have to deal with this group of vicious thugs to prevent them from going to the town.

If the flood continues to rise.

How are they going to live next?

"Five dollars a person for a good sentence, another good sentence, just based on this..."

"They are a group of suffering, homeless refugees! You beasts, how can you be so cruel..."

Just as the refugees turned pale with fear, a man's voice with clenched teeth and a chilling tone sounded from behind the refugees.

As the voice sounded, the crowd gradually made way.

I saw a young man pushing a bicycle and a young girl pushing a bicycle walking towards me from outside the town.

Both of their expressions were extremely ugly, almost gloomy to the extreme.

That's right.

They were Zhao Liming and Ye Xinran.

If you don't go to the countryside to conduct research in person.

If it hadn't been for this heavy rain.

If it weren't for this flood.

They may never even discover it in their entire life, in such an inconspicuous small town.

This will happen again.

Faced with the disaster, the affected people wanted to run to the town for refuge.

In the end it still costs five dollars per person?

What is this called?

This is called profiting from national disaster.

Or are you treating human life as nothing?

"Oh? Another hero? That's right, I only charge five dollars per person, and I bully these homeless refugees. What can you do to me?"

The leading thug looked at Zhao Liming, was amused by him, and rushed over and yelled at him at the top of his lungs.

"Click..."

Zhao Liming didn't waste any time and directly took out a gun and pressed it against the thug's head.

In this era, deputy division-level cadres have the right to carry guns.

It’s not so bad in the county, as guns generally stay within the department.

However, when going out, deputy division-level cadres have the right to carry guns.

One is to protect oneself, and the other is to serve as a deterrent, representing a symbol of power.

"..."

The thug who was so arrogant just now immediately quieted down.

His face was extremely pale.

gun?

What did he see?

The young man in front of me actually has a gun.

You know, in this era, guns are strictly controlled.

Or it is equipped by the public security.

Or it could be staffed by senior county officials.

Even the police station staff are not qualified to be equipped with them.

What about now?

The man in front of me had a gun in his hand.

"Is this enough? Tell me, is it enough?"

Zhao Liming picked up the gun and fired several shots into the sky.

"Puff!"

"Pengpeng..."

"what……"

The leading thug was so scared that he pissed himself.

Not only him, but the other thugs were so scared that they collapsed and sat on the ground.

The group of refugees behind him were trembling all over, and fear was evident in their eyes.

This man has more than just a gun.

Even shots were fired.

Who is he?

“Enough, enough…”

The leading thug started crying with fear and kept answering with trembling voice.

"Louder..."

Zhao Liming was so angry that he smashed the thug's head with the butt of the gun in his hand.

"Ah...enough, enough..."

The gangster boss burst into tears.

He has bullied people all his life.

But I have never been bullied like I am now.

"Open the door!"

Zhao Limin roared angrily.

"Open the door, open the door..."

The gangster boss asked his brothers to open the door immediately.

"Open the door, open it..."

The hooligans quickly opened the door.

Then he picked up the gangster boss and turned around and ran towards the town.

But the refugees behind him did not move, but looked at Zhao Liming in fear.

"My fellow villagers, my name is Zhao Limin, the deputy director of the county's Organization Department. I have come here specially to conduct research. Don't worry, I will report your disaster situation to the higher-ups and will not let you suffer in vain..."

Zhao Liming then put away his gun, turned around, and gave a guarantee to the villagers behind him.

"Zhao Qingtian, please make the decision for us..."

"Zhao Qingtian, we are so wronged! We didn't have to suffer this kind of pain. It was that unscrupulous mayor who made us suffer like this."

"That's right... Our Black Soil Town is already barren and has limited water resources, so it's only suitable for growing rice. As a result, the mayor insisted that we raise fish and even closed the dam downstream. Now that it's raining, dozens of villages in the town have all been flooded..."

"Zhao Qingtian... My son and my daughter were washed away by the flood."

"Wow……"

Zhao Liming's actions just now and the scene of the shooting completely gave the people hope. They immediately knelt down one by one and burst into tears.

And, one by one, they spoke out loudly the truth of the whole matter.

"..."

When Zhao Liming heard these voices, his face turned pale.

The mayor asked the entire town to give up growing rice and choose to raise fish.

They also closed the dam downstream.

This resulted in dozens of villages in the town being flooded.

As soon as I heard this sentence.

It was as if a steel knife stabbed into Zhao Liming's heart.

You know, when it comes to fish farming, it’s not just about the water source, it’s also about the terrain, right?

What about now?

The mayor of Heitu Town actually did such a heartless thing?

Is this leading the people to live a good life?

This is pushing them into the abyss!

After a long time, Zhao Liming finally suppressed his inner anger.